The team competes in NCAA Division III and is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
Following the 2006 season, Berezowitz retired, and alum and former assistant Lance Leipold (UW-Whitewater 1987) was named Warhawk head coach.
The Warhawks opened the 2007 season with a victory, then suffered their first regular-season defeat since 2004, 26-16 to NCAA Division II's St.
On December 15, 2007, the Warhawks beat Mount Union 31-21 to win the Division III title and close the 2007 season 14-1.
Warhawk running back Justin Beaver won the John Gagliardi Trophy for his performance both on and off the field.
The Warhawks ran the table in 2009 with a perfect record of 15-0, defeating Mount Union in the Stagg Bowl 38-28 to claim their second national title in three years.
The string continued in 2010, including a sixth straight WIAC title and ending with UW-Whitewater’s third NCAA III championship in four years, with a 31-21 win over Mount Union in the Stagg Bowl to finish 15-0 and run the NCAA's (all divisions) leading win streak to 30 games.
In 2013, the Warhawks faced off with the Purple Raiders of Mount Union in the Stagg Bowl for the eighth time in nine seasons.
UW-Whitewater, led by junior quarterback Matt Behrendt, would go on to win by a final score of 52-14 and secure their fifth National Championship and fourth undefeated season under coach Leipold.
[9] Two years later, in 2021, the team made it to the conference semifinals but lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor, who went on to win the Stagg Bowl.
[13] The Warhawks have won six national championships in 20 playoff appearances, including 19 in Division III and one in NAIA.
All six championships came in an eight-year span and were won by defeating Mount Union under head coach Lance Leipold.